Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 313: Sister Support 

Ella

“Ella!” I hear my sister’s voice cry the same moment I hear the front door to the house open. I stand quickly from my seat in Sinclair’s office, Rafe awake and peaceful in my arms, and move to the open doorway.

“Cora!” I call. I see her spin away from the living room where she was looking for me and jog down the hall towards me, Roger closing the house’s main door behind him as he enters as well. Cora takes my shoulders in her hands as soon as she gets close.

–

“Are you

– are you all right?” she gasps, looking me over, and then looking down towards the baby. I can see a little relief come into her face the moment she sees us both before her, intact and safe.

“We’re okay,” I say, giving her a little smile. “For right now, we’re okay. Thank you for coming so late at night.”

My sister snaps her eyes up at me, frowning a little.

“What?” I ask.

“I just…” she says, confused, glancing back at Roger, “I didn’t expect you to be so calm.”

“Well, it happened like, eleven hours ago,” I say, raising my eyebrows at her. “We’ve had some time to process and plan

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towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my door, flying around like a bat out of hell

into hell,” he mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled

narrowing her eyes at Roger and then turning back to me. Roger opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to

the investigators.

when he’s gone, “why didn’t you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 – and then all

arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my

say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the ones who were working on

you. Before I was allowed to

me?” Cora

mouth pulling into

My sister shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and starts

bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to

was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says,

to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!” I shrug and look at

breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in

I would never hurt you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice as pleading as it is

with apology. “You know that I know you

my investigators – they were just following process and being

she understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it. But, what can I do

pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest

tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last time we talked?

Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The

you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed. “Do you – you want

to do

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